The bridge of any cruise ship is manned 24 hours per day, and is the operational centre of the ship. It is manned by highly trained and qualified Deck Officers on a four hours on, eight hours off basis. The watches…
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Beauties And The Beasts
Today Scott takes command of the blog and talks about ship design…………. Do you often look at all the lovely and not so lovely (Norwegian Epic) cruise ships and wonder why they look like they do, or have particular design…
Tagged with: beast, beauty, carnival ships, celebrity cruises, cruise, cruise holiday, cruise line, cruise ship, cruise ship design, cruise vacation, cruising, design, engineering, formula 1, helipad, lego blocks, lifeboats, msc cruises, norwegian cruise line, norwegian epic, obstructed views, p&o cruises, passengers, promenade deck, quantam of the seas, royal caribbean international, ship, technical insight, tourism, transportation, travel, vacation
Posted in Cruise Ship Mechanics, Cruise Ships
Posted in Cruise Ship Mechanics, Cruise Ships
The Bridge – Part One
A visit to the bridge is something every avid cruiser longs for, a chance to really get to see the vessel for what she is. I don’t feel I need to “introduce” this post really, the title says it all…..……….…
Tagged with: amazing experience, captain, cruise, cruise holiday, cruise line, cruise ship, cruise ship bridge, cruise vacation, cruising, deputy captain, harbor pilot, harbour pilot, malta, passengers, port, radio contact, sea captain, ships whistle, starboard, transportation, travel, vacation, view
Posted in Cruise Ship Mechanics, General Cruise Articles
Posted in Cruise Ship Mechanics, General Cruise Articles
Cruise Ship Engineering
In a previous blog post (Learning About Your Cruise Ship) I touched on things like Azipods, Ballast Tanks and even commented on some phrases you may hear used whilst onboard. In today’s blog however I wanted to take it a…
Tagged with: Allure of the Seas, azipods, ballast tanks, bow thrusters, captain, chief engineer, cruise holiday, cruise line, cruise ship, cruise ship mechanics, cruise ships, cruise vacation, cruising, diesel engines, engineering, engines, Oasis of the Seas, passengers, royal caribbean international, smooth sailing, transportation, travel, vacation, water treatment plants
Posted in Cruise Ship Mechanics
Posted in Cruise Ship Mechanics
